Privacy policy

1. Data controller

The data controller for personal data collected via the Website is:

CORAL of LIFE Foundation
Registered office: 79 rue Joseph Stallaert, 1180 Brussels, Belgium
E-mail: jb@coraloflife.org
Website: www.coraloflife.org

The Foundation processes personal data in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and applicable Belgian data protection law.

2. Personal data we collect

No user account is required to visit the Website, and you may generally browse its content without providing any personal data. However, personal data may be collected in the following situations:

  • when you contact us using an online form (e.g., contact, partnership, support or similar forms);
  • when you subscribe to newsletters, events or awareness campaigns (where available);
  • when you engage with the Foundation as a donor, partner or sponsor and provide information in this context;
  • through cookies and similar technologies placed on your device (see Cookie Policy).

Depending on the context, the categories of data collected may include:

  • Identification and contact details: first name, last name, role, organization, e-mail address, phone number, country, etc.;
  • Information related to your request: subject and content of your message, nature of the support proposed, type of partnership envisaged, etc.;
  • Technical and browsing data: IP address, browser type, pages visited, date and time of visits, etc.;
  • Data related to donations or partnership arrangements, where applicable (e.g., limited billing or contractual data, usually processed through external service providers).

If comment functions or media uploads are activated, additional data may be processed in line with the technical configuration of the Website (e.g., IP address, browser user agent, embedded metadata such as EXIF GPS in photos).

3. Purposes and legal bases

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

Managing contact requests and stakeholder relations

  • Handling and responding to your information requests or proposals for collaboration.
  • Legal basis: performance of pre-contractual measures and the Foundation’s legitimate interest in responding to incoming requests.

Communication and newsletters (where such services are provided)

  • Sending information about the Foundation’s activities, projects, events, and awareness campaigns.
  • Legal basis: your consent, which you may withdraw at any time (e.g., via an unsubscribe link or by contacting us).

Management of donations, sponsorships, and partnerships

  • Administrative and financial management, compliance with statutory and accounting obligations, issuing supporting documents where required.
  • Legal basis: performance of a contract and compliance with legal obligations.

Improving the Website and measuring its audience

  • Producing aggregated statistics on visits and usage, improving our content and user experience.
  • Legal basis: the Foundation’s legitimate interests, and where required, your consent for non-essential cookies.

Website security and fraud prevention

  • Detecting and preventing fraudulent or malicious activities, ensuring the security of our systems.
  • Legal basis: the Foundation’s legitimate interest in protecting its infrastructure.

4. Recipients of the data

Your personal data may be shared only with persons or entities that need to access it for the purposes described above:

  • relevant members of the CORAL of LIFE Foundation team (communications, partnerships, project management, administration);
  • technical service providers (hosting provider, web developers, mailing or donation platforms, analytics providers, etc.), acting as data processors under a written contract;
  • public authorities or courts, where required by law.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

5. Data retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including to comply with legal, accounting or reporting obligations. In particular:

  • contact requests: for as long as needed to handle your request, then for a limited period (5 years after the last significant contact);
  • donations, sponsorships and partnership data: for the duration required under applicable accounting or legal rules;
  • communication and newsletters: until you unsubscribe or withdraw your consent;
  • cookies and browsing data: as described in the Cookie Policy.

6. Your rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

  • right of access, to obtain confirmation as to whether data about you is being processed and to receive a copy;
  • right to rectification of inaccurate or incomplete data;
  • right to restriction of processing in certain circumstances;
  • right to data portability, when applicable;
  • right to withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

To exercise these rights, you may contact us at:
jb@coraloflife.org or by post at CORAL of LIFE Foundation, 79 rue Joseph Stallaert, 1180 Brussels, Belgium.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority or any other competent supervisory authority within the European Union.

7. Cookies and similar technologies

Cookies and other tracking technologies may be used on the Website for technical, analytical or functional purposes. Details about the types of cookies used, their purposes and your choices, are set out in our Cookie Policy.

8. Security

The Foundation implements reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access. However, no security measure is absolute, and we cannot guarantee total protection against all risks.

9. International data transfers

As a matter of principle, we seek to store and process data within the European Union. Where our service providers are located outside the EU or transfer data outside the EU, such transfers are subject to appropriate safeguards (e.g., standard contractual clauses) when required by applicable data protection law.

10. Updates to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, to reflect changes in our practices, services, or applicable law. The version available on the Website at the time of your visit is the one currently in force.